The Official 2016-2017 Brooklyn Nets Season Watch Thread (20-62, #1)

[kraidstar]

This game has me worried. Lakers are a lot worse than people realize. Their defense is truly horrific outside of Deng and Mozgov, they fooled a few teams early in the season but have recently been exposed.

The over/under is 228 lol. Gonna be a lot of points.

[Denis998]

This game has me worried. Lakers are a lot worse than people realize. Their defense is truly horrific outside of Deng and Mozgov, they fooled a few teams early in the season but have recently been exposed.

The over/under is 228 lol. Gonna be a lot of points.

their recent slump could also be attributed to their injury troubles.

[saltlover]

This game has me worried. Lakers are a lot worse than people realize. Their defense is truly horrific outside of Deng and Mozgov, they fooled a few teams early in the season but have recently been exposed.

The over/under is 228 lol. Gonna be a lot of points.

their recent slump could also be attributed to their injury troubles.

It could, but it's more likely luck catching up with them.  Their point differential before the recent injuries was much closer to their current record than the near .500 team some supposed them to be.  I did the math a couple weeks ago and it predicted they should win 28 games on the year, and they're now on pace for 30.  These sorts of things even themselves out over the course of a season.

Still, I think the Lakers win tonight.  I also think the Nets finish the month with only 8 wins on the season.

[bdm860]

Still, I think the Lakers win tonight.  I also think the Nets finish the month with only 8 wins on the season.

Remember kids, this is the man who accurately predicted the Nets record at the end of November, so you can take this to the bank. 

[moiso]

This game has me worried. Lakers are a lot worse than people realize. Their defense is truly horrific outside of Deng and Mozgov, they fooled a few teams early in the season but have recently been exposed.

The over/under is 228 lol. Gonna be a lot of points.

their recent slump could also be attributed to their injury troubles.

Its not called a slump when you just suck.   Cleveland can go through a slump.  Golden State.  Even Boston.  Not the 2016/17 Lakers.

[Vox_Populi]

No Lin.

Lakers have no excuse.

[Denis998]

This game has me worried. Lakers are a lot worse than people realize. Their defense is truly horrific outside of Deng and Mozgov, they fooled a few teams early in the season but have recently been exposed.

The over/under is 228 lol. Gonna be a lot of points.

their recent slump could also be attributed to their injury troubles.

It could, but it's more likely luck catching up with them.  Their point differential before the recent injuries was much closer to their current record than the near .500 team some supposed them to be.  I did the math a couple weeks ago and it predicted they should win 28 games on the year, and they're now on pace for 30.  These sorts of things even themselves out over the course of a season.

Still, I think the Lakers win tonight.  I also think the Nets finish the month with only 8 wins on the season.

I got the lakers winning as well, with a big game from Randell.

[Neurotic Guy]

Go Lakers!

I can't bring myself to say it, so thanks for doing it for me!

[Denis998]

Brooklyn has attempted 17 free throws thus far

[Phantom255x]

Bit Off Topic: If the Lakers lose this game as well.. then they would be in an 8 game losing streak and soon entering the bottom of the West (they are like 2.5 games out of the worst record in the West apparently, but also 2.5 games out of the 8 seed lol).

[SCeltic34]

If Walton is supposed to be a good coach, it's definitely not evident so far this game.  The Lakers offense looks ragged against the worst defense in the league.  The ball doesn't move and instead each Lakers player takes turns looking for their own shot.  The entire team has 3 assists in the first half.  Walton's also letting Ingram handle the ball, leading to a stagnant offense.

They look pretty bad on defense too.

[Denis998]

If Walton is supposed to be a good coach, it's definitely not evident so far this game.  The Lakers offense looks ragged against the worst defense in the league.  The ball doesn't move and instead each Lakers player takes turns looking for their own shot.  The entire team has 3 assists in the first half.  Walton's also letting Ingram handle the ball, leading to a stagnant offense.

They look pretty bad on defense too.

sounds quite like the warriors offense actually.

[SCeltic34]

If Walton is supposed to be a good coach, it's definitely not evident so far this game.  The Lakers offense looks ragged against the worst defense in the league.  The ball doesn't move and instead each Lakers player takes turns looking for their own shot.  The entire team has 3 assists in the first half.  Walton's also letting Ingram handle the ball, leading to a stagnant offense.

They look pretty bad on defense too.

sounds quite like the warriors offense actually.

Well, it's probably more acceptable if it's Curry, Durant, and Thompson taking those shots for themselves rather than Russell, Ingram, and Randle.

[Phantom255x]

The Lakers are winning 70-66, yet this seems like a game the Nets will just hang around and win at the end. Hope I'm proven wrong here.

[guava_wrench]

LA pulling ahead in 3rd. Looks like PHI will lose. DAL close so far.

If LA keeps it up, NJ stays .5 out of worst record in league. I would say the season is going quite well.